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Details: Parent Category: News; Category: Defence; Published: 06 August 2024

Category : Opinion

Author: Wayne Mapp

There can be little doubt that the soon to be released Defence Capability Plan will require substantial new expenditure over the next decade, writes Dr Wayne Mapp.

Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2024/07/18/quantity-capability-investment-needed-in-defence/

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Details: Parent Category: News; Category: Defence; Published: 02 August 2024

Category : News

Author: Phil Pennington

The US has included New Zealand under a military trade law that exists to "support [the] national security objectives of the United States" - without the New Zealand government's involvement.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/517453/new-zealand-quietly-added-to-us-military-trade-law

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Details: Category: News; Published: 02 August 2024

Category : Defence

Author: Phil Pennington

New Zealand has embedded itself in the US Space Force, which is strongly talking up the threat of China under the hashtag the "#FightIsOn" and slogan "the threat is real".

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/520385/nz-embeds-itself-in-us-space-force-which-is-talking-up-chinese-threat

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Details: Parent Category: News; Category: Politics; Published: 02 August 2024

Category : Analysis

Author: Jo Moir

Analysis - The longer the war in Europe goes on the greater the risk it creeps closer to New Zealand's shores.

That reality is clear for Prime Minister Christopher Luxon after a seat at the table of NATO in Washington DC this week.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/522022/luxon-s-nato-talks-bring-home-what-s-at-stake-for-new-zealand

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Details: Parent Category: News; Category: Defence; Published: 02 August 2024

Category : Defence

Author: Phil Pennington

The Defence Force has been helping the US military with artificial intelligence-powered weapons to speed up what they call "kill chains".

US reports show the NZDF is one of a half dozen militaries involved in regular exercises to link American and allied war-fighting technology more closely.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/523908/nz-joins-us-military-exercises-deploying-ai-for-kill-chains

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Details: Parent Category: News; Category: Defence; Published: 25 July 2024

Category : Defence

Author: NZDF

Aircraft belonging to the air forces of France, Germany and Spain are due to arrive at Base Ohakea this afternoon as crew and personnel make a goodwill visit to the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Article: https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/news/european-air-forces-flying-in-for-new-zealand-visit/

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Details: Parent Category: News; Category: Defence; Published: 22 July 2024

Category : Opinion

The Australian surface combatant review’s recommendations around Tier 2 general purpose frigates pose interesting questions for New Zealand, writes maritime capability specialist and former Royal New Zealand Navy Officer Andrew Watts.

Article: https://defsec.net.nz/2024/07/11/australian-surface-combatant-review/

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Details: Parent Category: News; Category: Defence; Published: 22 July 2024

Category : Opinion

Author: Marie Russell

Opinion: All up, defence cost us more than $6.7 billion in 2023/24.

There were 14,996 people working for the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) at June 2023, while others dealt with procurement and policy in the non-military wing, the Ministry of Defence.

Article: https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/05/27/is-our-investment-in-defence-value-for-money/

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Not sure what pressure to join AUKUS there is... as there is no pressure... Pillar 2 of AUKUS is only in the form of technology ie; quantum computing, space and the like nothing to do with the nuclear side of AUKUS.

Also the auther of this article... Marie Russell;

Marie Russell is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Health, University of Otago, Wellington. Not much of a qualifications on defence.

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Quantity, Capability, or Both: More investment in Navy needed

New Zealand quietly added to US military trade law

NZ embeds itself in US Space Force, which is talking up Chinese threat

Luxon's NATO talks bring home what's at stake for New Zealand

NZ joins US military exercises deploying AI for 'kill chains'

European air forces flying in for New Zealand visit

Australian Surface Combatant Review: What bearing could it have on RNZN fleet renewal?

Is our investment in defence value for money?

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